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Artificial intelligence influencers are driving conversations about AI news and trends across social media and beyond. They advise on company boards, build startups and are moulding an industry that is key in today’s tech world, with implications going far beyond.

Nearly 70 years on since Alan Turing posed the question: “Can machines think?”, artificial intelligence is finally beginning to have a significant impact on the global economy. Proponents of AI believe that it has the potential to transform the world as we know it, with Google’s chief executive officer Sundar Pichai describing AI as “more profound than electricity or fire” at an American television network MSNBC event in San Francisco.

But AI is still in its infancy, and needs the nurturing hands of its influencers to help it grow, in spite of the research and development effort that has been put into it over the years. In a decade’s time, today’s state-of-the-art AI will seem rudimentary and simplistic.

Here are the top ten influencers in AI according to research by GlobalData which carries an interactive dashboard covering influencers in AI.

Spiros Margaris, VC, Margaris Ventures founder and member of advisory board for wefox Group

Ronald van Loon, director at Adversitement

van Loon is director of Adversitement, which helps data-driven companies create business value. He is based in The Netherlands and is also an advisory board member for Simplilearn, an educator in cybersecurity, cloud computing, project management, digital marketing, data science and others.

Thomas Power, board member at 9Spokes

Power is a board member at several companies, including blockchain infrastructure company OST, data dashboard 9Spokes,Team Blockchain and the Blockchain Industry Compliance and Regulation Association. He is based in the UK.

Top AI trends

These are the top ten trends talked about by AI influencers over the last 90 days according to research by GlobalData.

1. Machine Learning

2. Deep Learning

3. Fintech

4. IoT

5. Big Data

6. Robotics

7. Data Science

8. Insurtech

9. Analytics

10. Cloud Computing

Top AI companies

These are the top ten most influential companies on Twitter over the last 90 days when it comes to AI.

1. Google

2. IBM

3. Intel

4. GitHub

5. Stanford University

6. Tencent

7. The Durable Slate Company

8. Carnegie Mellon University

9. GaN Corp.

10. Perceptron

Methodology

GlobalData used a series of algorithms to identify Twitter users conversing using a set of keywords. The keywords are determined from in-depth web research on blogs, forums, social platforms and articles.

Cluster groups are formed based on influencer types and topics, and the frequency of tweets. Follower strength, average engagement and influencing ability and behaviours were also measured to identify the key influencers. A weighting is given to critical engagement metrics such as followers, mentions, retweets and favourites.

Deeper analysis was carried out on each influencer to understand their engagement levels: how their social activity is acknowledged and how successfully they drive discussions on new and emerging trends.